[AU72]

Enjoy it now. Next year all disposable income will be going to Health Care premiums, co-pays, and deductibles.

[Katya]

I love the Brit adverts for Christmas, some Scrooge’s argue it’s become a competition of sorts. One of my favorites is the John Lewis advert from 2011 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLOnR1s74o

Though the one they did this year is really lovely as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWig2WARb0

Enjoy!

[rbbeachkid]

“Marketplace Fairness Act”

It sounds like they pulled that name right out of Atlas Shrugged.

[Veto!]

Here’s my best Christmas story:

In ‘93, I was in Turkey over the Christmas/New Year holiday. Downtown Istanbul had more Christmas decorations than Seattle did.

[bgill]

The bill would force online businesses to collect and remit sales tax based on each customer’s location.

NSA.

[Wolfie]

I hope the author didn’t hurt himself twisting this into a War on Christmas.

[Jim Noble]

The existence of A “shopping season” IS the war on Christmas.

[longtermmemmory]

Atlas Shrugged.

This is the “equalization of opportunity act” to protect the buggy whip makers in the age of private air travel.

[ApplegateRanch]

If they really wanted “fairness”, those retailers would be forced to collect and remit sales taxes by ZIP-Codes, too.

I doubt they’d be so hot to trot in that case.